Legal Opinion
Leonel Ocon-Perez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1977No. 76-1866PublishedCited by 23 opinions
OPINION
1Per curiam
At the hearing before the Immigration Judge of the order to show cause why petitioner should not be deported for his having been convicted of two burglaries in state courts, he admitted the convictions. The Immigration Judge held petitioner to be deportable, and his appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals was dismissed. We affirm.
Petitioner’s contention before the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) that the state court convictions were legally infirm was addressed to the wrong forum. As an administrative agency, the INS has no power to adjudicate the validity of state convictions…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jesus Aguilera-Enriquez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Maria Garcia-Gonzales v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Giuseppe Marino v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Maximilliano De La Cruz-Martinez, Also Known as Max Cruz, Max De La Cruz v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Alfred Yvon Letourneur v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Antonio Urbina-Mauricio v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Francisca Elena Ortega De Robles v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Francisco Avila-Murrieta v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Rodolfo Bernabe De La Cruz v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Steve Anthony Trench v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
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